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Fire In Butte Co At Least 2500 Acres One Arrest

Posted: Aug. 30, 2017 3:49 PM PDT

The Ponderosa Fire, near Feather Falls in Butte County, has now grown to at least 2500 acres since it began Tuesday afternoon. And one arrest has been made. 10 homes and 20 outbuildings have been destroyed, with another 5 homes and 10 outbuildings damaged. Containment is still zero. Over 1200 area residents have been evacuated. Cal Fire PIO Jeremy Rahn says conditions in the steep and hard-to-access terrain have been even more extreme than normal for this time of year…

click to listen to Jeremy Rahn

Temperatures are about 15 degrees above average. Meanwhile, prosecutors say 29-year-old John Ballenger of Oroville recklessly started a campfire outside a designated area and allowed it to escape…

click to listen to Jeremy Rahn

Rahn also urges residents to obey evacuation orders promptly, which allows crews to access a fire more quickly and effectively, without worrying about someone possibly being trapped inside a home.

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